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Do you feel it is right during exam time for kids/teens

Limit it to maybe 1 hour a day and explain why this restriction is being done temporarily. Make sure they know that once exams are over and if they have done well, that their privileges will resume. If they still whine and complain, have them come speak with me. Once they hear how deprived my childhood was, they'll start to be grateful for parents that can afford to buy them electronics and games. I am a gamer, too, by the way but I didn't start gaming until I could afford to later on in life. My games back then were paper, rocks and twigs - serious!

No. Why make an already stressful time more stressful? They should have plenty of time for both studying and relaxing long before finals week arrives, otherwise it's their overall schedule that's a problem, not finals week.